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Kejriwal Urges Delhi Govt to Boost Women's Safety with CCTVs, Street Lights
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News18•29-09-2026, 20:30
Kejriwal Urges Delhi Govt to Boost Women's Safety with CCTVs, Street Lights
- •AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal called on the Delhi government to enhance women's security by ensuring functional CCTV cameras and street lights, and implementing real-time monitoring.
- •Kejriwal criticized the government's advice for female students to avoid stepping out in the evening, stating that restrictions should not be imposed on women.
- •He highlighted that 2.62 lakh CCTV cameras and 2.80 lakh street lights were installed during the previous AAP government, but claimed over half are now non-functional.
- •Kejriwal suggested deploying two women police officers in every college and establishing a central command structure for real-time monitoring of CCTV networks.
- •He emphasized that women are independent citizens with the right to free movement, and the government's role is to ensure their safety, not restrict their freedom.
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Arvind Kejriwal urged the Delhi government to make CCTV cameras and street lights functional, establish real-time monitoring via a central command structure, and deploy two women police officers inside every college to protect female students rather than advising them to stay indoors.
He claimed that the previous AAP government had installed 2.62 lakh CCTV cameras and 2.80 lakh street lights across the city, alleging that more than half of them are currently non-functional.
His remarks came amid protests by female students expressing concerns over women's safety following the Astha Kunj rape case, prompting him to criticize the government's advice to girls against stepping out at night.
